plastic production
Making synthetic materials
Plastic production is the industrial manufacturing of synthetic polymers from petrochemicals or other raw materials.
The term appears in discussions of environmental impact, manufacturing capacity, and sustainability: Global plastic production has increased dramatically since the 1950s.
It encompasses the entire process from refining crude oil to creating finished plastic resins and products.
- resinViscous plant secretion
- microplasticsSub-5mm synthetic environmental particles
- packagingProtective product enclosure
- thermoformingShaping softened plastic sheets
- polymerizationMonomers bonding into chains
calendaring · factory floor · monomer · circular economy · petrochemical · catalyst · extrusion · injection molding · naphtha · fossil fuels · raw materials · compounding · biodegradability · recycling · automotive parts · bottles · chemical synthesis · medical devices
- energy impactsoil spills, carbon emissions, air pollution, greenhouse gases, emissions
- Warming Causescarbon dioxide, CO2, methane, fossil fuels, carbon emissions
plastic productionwool production
Raising sheep for fiber
silk production · wood production · paper manufacturing · leather production · glass production
plastic productionplastic recycling
Reprocessing synthetic waste materials
waste reduction · depolymerization · plastic bans · degrowth · dematerialization